Sunday 11 September 2022 12:07 AM Harry and Meghan's children continue to be listed as 'Master' and 'Miss' on ... trends now

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Harry and Meghan's children will not be known as Prince and Princess following the death of the Queen, according to an order of succession released by Buckingham Palace.

As grandchildren of the reigning Monarch, the children of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex would technically be entitled to the titles. 

But under the reign of King Charles III, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, three, and sister Lilibet, one, will continue to be known as ‘Master’ and ‘Miss’.

The Royal Family’s website yesterday published an updated list of the order of succession. 

While it shows that Archie and Lilibet have risen up the order of succession and are sixth and seventh in line to the Throne, they will not be known as Prince and Princess.

The Sussexes' friend and preferred journalist Omid Scobie clarified on Twitter: 'As son of the King, Harry’s children have the right to become HRH Prince Archie and HRH Princess Lilibt. 

'Right now, however, the two are listed with their original stylings.'

The rules set out by King George V in 1917 mean Archie and Lili - as the children of a son of a sovereign - also now have an HRH style if they choose to use it.

Buckingham Palace declined to comment. 

The question of titles was first raised publicly by Meghan in her 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey. 

She said that when she was pregnant with Archie: ‘They were saying they didn’t want him to be a prince or a princess – not knowing what the gender would be – which would be different from protocol.’

Meghan described her 'pain' as she claimed officials had denied Archie the title of prince and accused Buckingham Palace of failing to protect him by denying him 24/7 security.